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. >> host: they would temper him domestically, they would be reasonable about his foreign policy, and good things would follow. >> guest: d george w. bush would have been auch better president wi a democratic congress. >> host: in fact, he was better, i would say. that was a great interview. thanks, joe, very much. >> guest: thank you. >> jason kersten recounts the criminal exploits of art williams, a counterfeiter who by using over the counter materials was able to forge the most secure bill ever created, a $100 bill known as the 19 96 new note. mr. williams produced millions of counterfeit dollars over 14 years until being caught by the secret service. the program was recorded during nps "the diane rehm show" in washington d.c. it's anour. >> you know, this guy's childhood beats everything i have ever read in my life. honestly. >> yeah, it was atrocious. >> i found myself thinking, no wonder, you know? no wonder he had such a terribleterrible life. my god, his father, his mother, everybody was nut si. >> it was crazy. >> yeah. >> shen you meet him, you're astounded that he is as wel
. >> host: they would temper him domestically, they would be reasonable about his foreign policy, and good things would follow. >> guest: d george w. bush would have been auch better president wi a democratic congress. >> host: in fact, he was better, i would say. that was a great interview. thanks, joe, very much. >> guest: thank you. >> jason kersten recounts the criminal exploits of art williams, a counterfeiter who by using over the counter materials was able...
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and so abraham lincoln policy, domestic and foreign policy regarding peace and war always was aimed primarily at safeguarding and then somehow restoring this among the american people. of course, he faced a problem in the worst of circumstances when, in fact, doing so required defeating for one part the american policy which had taken arms against the other. and the it -- and yet we see from -- especially from his second inaugural that abraham lincoln aimed above all at the unity of the country, and restoring their french. unfortunately for america, the people who govern america after lincoln's death engaged in a very different policy, one which can best be described as america's first venture in nation building, remaking the defeated south. first of all, considering the defeated south as a defeated nation, which lincoln was absolutely blows to do. and then reshaping it according to some thought, some ideal or at least better way of life. that, of course, turned into an occasion for continuing violence , continuing ill feeling among americans, held feeling which lasted a hundred years and whi
and so abraham lincoln policy, domestic and foreign policy regarding peace and war always was aimed primarily at safeguarding and then somehow restoring this among the american people. of course, he faced a problem in the worst of circumstances when, in fact, doing so required defeating for one part the american policy which had taken arms against the other. and the it -- and yet we see from -- especially from his second inaugural that abraham lincoln aimed above all at the unity of the...
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the bottom line is that we must attack this problem from a foreign policy perspective, from a refugee perspective, from a national security perspective. we need do all that we can to stablize the situation in central america and stop the flow of children and refugees to our border. mr. president, after a full year of scwaw squandering every conce opportunity to pass commonsense immigration reform, speaker boehner has admitted that his party has killed any prospects for reform. now we have to deal with the political consequences of the republican leadership's obstructionism. so i fully support the president's efforts to fix some of the most urgent problems facing our nation's broken immigration system, and i look forward to seeing those families who are seeing and eligible receive relief from deportation as we continue to advocate for a permanent legislative solution. in the meantime, we need to provide emergency funding to deal with this refugee crisis. to begin with the president's supplemental appropriations request is a very tough pro--enforcement -- pro-enforcement legislation. by
the bottom line is that we must attack this problem from a foreign policy perspective, from a refugee perspective, from a national security perspective. we need do all that we can to stablize the situation in central america and stop the flow of children and refugees to our border. mr. president, after a full year of scwaw squandering every conce opportunity to pass commonsense immigration reform, speaker boehner has admitted that his party has killed any prospects for reform. now we have to...
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quote, many advocates of presidential prerogative in the field of war and foreign policy seem to be arguing that the president's powers as commander in chief are what the president alone defines them to be. the implication that the presidency is beyond the range of congressional authority to check in the exercise of war powers raises a serious constitutional danger. if beaccept such a view -- accept such a view, the american people are relying on the good judgment of an incumbent president. we may not always be fortunate enough to see a person with such qualities in the white house. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: i ask unanimous consent that i be able to speak until such time my remarks are concluded. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, the house and senate are movi
quote, many advocates of presidential prerogative in the field of war and foreign policy seem to be arguing that the president's powers as commander in chief are what the president alone defines them to be. the implication that the presidency is beyond the range of congressional authority to check in the exercise of war powers raises a serious constitutional danger. if beaccept such a view -- accept such a view, the american people are relying on the good judgment of an incumbent president. we...
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sustainability and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. i look forward to working with congress and the broader transportation community to tackle the tough challenges and seize the exciting opportunities we have to innovate, invest and make the american transportation system the best in the world. to conclude, mr. chairman, thank you again for scheduling this hearing. i'll be happy to respond to any questions you and the members may have. >> thank you very much, mayor foxx. i'm going to try and keep my questions very, very few. because, again, everybody has to be able to ask, and we have 13 people here, at least on the list, which is very unusual. this is about sort of transportation silos, the stove pipe concept which pervades so much of our government. in order to have a 21st century transportation system, all of our intermodal work must be done together. that means thinking strategically about how to invest limited federal funding. nevertheless, federal programs are siloed. they always have been, maybe they'll always be. gxçeust7 >> t
sustainability and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. i look forward to working with congress and the broader transportation community to tackle the tough challenges and seize the exciting opportunities we have to innovate, invest and make the american transportation system the best in the world. to conclude, mr. chairman, thank you again for scheduling this hearing. i'll be happy to respond to any questions you and the members may have. >> thank you very much, mayor foxx. i'm going to...
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finally, there really is an important been further problem with funneling foreign policy through this u.n. and that is the very dangerous illusion that something is getting done. i mean, that's one of the reason it's highly corrupting to the american government itself. you don't know what to do with the problem, send it to the u.n.. as a giant fig leaf and in that way the can has been kicked down that road toward the iranian nuclear bomb in that way it has been kicked passed to north korea nuclear tests, and you go to the u.n.. we have sanctions on north korea, we have sanctions on iran, we've taken problems to the u.n. -- sudan, u.n. has been dealing with them for years. the problem and it sounds like something is getting done, nothing gets done, that's dangerous to live. i think i shouldn't --. bid talk about reform at the u.n., nothing is happening, what little efforts have gone nowhere. the human rights commission some sped up and that was all revamped and has produced the durbin review conference starting ahmadinejad. one that's the basic problem with funneling things through the
finally, there really is an important been further problem with funneling foreign policy through this u.n. and that is the very dangerous illusion that something is getting done. i mean, that's one of the reason it's highly corrupting to the american government itself. you don't know what to do with the problem, send it to the u.n.. as a giant fig leaf and in that way the can has been kicked down that road toward the iranian nuclear bomb in that way it has been kicked passed to north korea...
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policy. the fundamental of the icelandic viewpoint. we built up a productive fishing sector in the last thirty years by scientifically lead decisions every year -- [inaudible] we said to our partners partner dispute we should extensive research and how it plays out. so we can make sure that we tweet this in responsible way and the same way we have done with other species -- [inaudible] or harpoon. the mackerel dispute is one of the early warnings in the fishing in the arctic are changing fundamentally due to the warming. >> we have a lot quo on fish. the next on mammal from a 9-year-old in the audience who said she was in iceland and noticed on a lot of menus she was serving plan. she dispd there was a plan to stop hunting whales. >> we actually stopped hunting actuallies when i was a member of parking lot. -- parliament. it was one of the most heated issue. what we have done in recent years is limited and scientifically based whaling which is -- to allow us to estimate in our more rigorous w
policy. the fundamental of the icelandic viewpoint. we built up a productive fishing sector in the last thirty years by scientifically lead decisions every year -- [inaudible] we said to our partners partner dispute we should extensive research and how it plays out. so we can make sure that we tweet this in responsible way and the same way we have done with other species -- [inaudible] or harpoon. the mackerel dispute is one of the early warnings in the fishing in the arctic are changing...
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syria is one of the toughest foreign policy issues that we have focused on. there aren't many good options, yet i believe that the president's plan is the best w way. and as of this moment, it's the only way forward. he has my support. and in today's late-breaking news, i understand russia has now said, "oh, let's put these weapons under international control." well, where were the russians during the u.n. security council, during those three other occasions? is this another tactic for del delay? is this just another tactic to enable assad to have more time to focus? i remain skeptical. but i will leave that to the president to analyze the russians' intent and what the follow-through is on that intent. today it is not to mandate the strike. my vote does not mandate a strike. what my vote is, is to say, mr. president, you are the commander in chief. we can only have one at a time. you analyze the situation and if you think it is necessary to protect the security of the united states of america and to fulfill our responsibilities under the conventions that we'v
syria is one of the toughest foreign policy issues that we have focused on. there aren't many good options, yet i believe that the president's plan is the best w way. and as of this moment, it's the only way forward. he has my support. and in today's late-breaking news, i understand russia has now said, "oh, let's put these weapons under international control." well, where were the russians during the u.n. security council, during those three other occasions? is this another tactic...
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at the same time our economy will continue to face significant headwinds as foreign demand continues to slow, the oil industry continues to adjust and the associated transmission of these events. the other notable change in the forecast is a reduction in projected interest rates with a ten year treasury note expected to eventually settled us. the projection is slightly more conservative. lower expected interest rates are an important implication for broader questions. overall solve our assumptions are more conservative than those made some are more optimistic. but they average to a similar outlook for the ten year baseline deficit. with that, let me turn it over. >> innovation, in fact, innovation has been the center of job recovery. manufacturing, for example, advanced manufacturing has helped create 900,000 new jobs over the last six years. you can also see it in clean energy. solar energy production of 30 fold since 2008. support a great job growth in the solar industry. all of this is consistent with the us being number one in the world and innovation. the global competition is i
at the same time our economy will continue to face significant headwinds as foreign demand continues to slow, the oil industry continues to adjust and the associated transmission of these events. the other notable change in the forecast is a reduction in projected interest rates with a ten year treasury note expected to eventually settled us. the projection is slightly more conservative. lower expected interest rates are an important implication for broader questions. overall solve our...
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acknowledged that many of the interrogation techniques it employed were inconsistent with the public policy positions the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when it criticizes another nation for engaging in torture and then justifies the same conduct under national security arguments. there are those that defend the techniques like waterboarding, stress positions and sleep deprivation because there was the office of legal counsel which issued a decision approving of their use because they defined them as not being torture. those opinions have since been repudiated by legal experts and the olc itself. and even in its opinion it relied not only on a very narrow legal definition of torture, but also on factual representations about how the techniques would be implemented that later proved inaccurate. this is an important context as to how the opinion came about but also as to how policymakers relied upon it. based upon a thorough review of the available public record, we determined that in application torture was used agains
acknowledged that many of the interrogation techniques it employed were inconsistent with the public policy positions the united states has taken regarding human rights. the united states is understandably subject to criticism when it criticizes another nation for engaging in torture and then justifies the same conduct under national security arguments. there are those that defend the techniques like waterboarding, stress positions and sleep deprivation because there was the office of legal...